while that connection was clicking, akers continues to have problems. he made two of four field goal attempts. this meant they only lead it 7-6 at the half. with smith still sidelined, francois is trying to fill the void. frenchy did just that. later in the third and they team up again. crabtree with eight catches for a career high 172 yards and two touchdowns. he is the first 9er to have a thousand yards receiving since terrell owens in 2003. early in thefrank and frank gore sets a franchise record with his 51st rushing touchdown. 27-13 was the final. for the second straight year, san francisco captures the nfc west. >> i am extremely happy. that was our mission. that was our one thing we wanted to get done today. we dpot that done. we got that done. the western division champions, that's means a lot to us and to our players. >> green bay in minnesota wept down to the final seconds. adrian peterson ran for 199 yards. came up short, just nine yards short of dickerson's single season record. that set up the go ahead field goal as the vikings win it 37-34